Kelela draws on her past to carve out the future: “I’m trying to find a new place for us to live”
Kelela reflects on her musical past while preparing her third album, New Avatar. She incorporates guitars and indie‑rock influences into her established R&B and electronic sound. She says she is trying to find a new place for herself and listeners to inhabit.
- ▪Kelela has spent years at the cutting edge of R&B and electronic music.
- ▪For her third album, New Avatar, she adds guitar and draws on her indie‑rock background.
- ▪She describes that period as both revelatory and alienating.
- ▪She says she is trying to find a new place for us to live.
- ▪The interview emphasizes her aim to carve out a future by blending past influences.
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